Feast day: December 9
Saint Juan Diego
A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on December 9.
- Feast day: December 9
- Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 1474 en cuautitlán en la actual México
- Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
- Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
- Often asked for: commemoration
Why the Church honors Saint Juan Diego
Saint Juan Diego is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for December 9.
Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Juan Diego
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Biography and witness
Saint Juan Diego appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on December 9.
Original martyrology note
San Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzain, de la estirpe indígena nativa, varón provisto de una fe purísima, de humildad y fervor, que logró que se construyera un santuario en honor de la Bienaventurada María Virgen de Guadalupe, en la colina de Tepeyac, en la ciudad de México, en donde se le había aparecido la Madre de Dios.
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Short prayer
Saint Juan Diego, pray for me.